If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,
If you can overlook it when those you love take it out on you when through no fault of yours, somthing goes wrong,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,
If you can face the world without lies and deceit,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,
If you can honestly say that deep in your heart that you have no prejudice against creed, color, religion, gender preference, or politics . . .
Then you have reached the same level of development as your dog.
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I know it’s totally unrelated to most of what I put on my blog, but I loved this so I thought I’d share. What an eye-opener. I’m currently reading a book by Larry Winget called, “Shut Up, Stop Whining and Get a Life”, recommended to me by a friend and ran across this little nugget and thought it was so good I just had to share. If you haven’t read Larry’s book, check it out. It will p*ss you off, but set you straight.
